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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Last call: Place yer bets

I had a brief moment of terror after I published the post inviting people to participate in Ice Out 2008. Oh no, I thought, suddenly horror-struck, What if no one replies? I'll be the Peter Brady of the blogosphere! But, luckily, my fear was short-lived. Thank you, friends, for bailing me out and turning up even if you thought the party might be a little lame.

So far, 40 people have chosen a date and are eagerly standing by to watch the snow melt. But there's still time left to join in the fun! Since some uber-optimistic souls have chosen April dates, I'm going to make March 30 the official cut-off for date-choosing and bet-placing. So, if you haven't already - now is the time! This is a particularly good time for lurkers to de-lurk and say "hey" in a low-risk, potentially-high-payoff setting. Bets can be placed via comment or e-mail - momnosATgmailDOTcom.

There are plenty of great dates remaining:April 1-9, 11-14, 16-17, 19, 23, 25-28May 2, 6-8June 25, 29-30July 1-3, 5-31Any time in August

And since the pool is still open, I won't give much information on the current status of my yard, except to say this: It has been warmish this week and there's been some melting. On the other hand, the forecast calls for snow over the weekend.

28 comments:

Can I play too? We'll still have snow in our yard until sometime in May, and we don't have as much as you do, so I'm going to guess June 17. I'm hoping that it's earlier than that for your sake, though!

I was thinking of you this morning, when I went outside to see if my garden was still snowcovered. It is. But some dirt is showing through, so I'm encouraged. We didn't get hit as badly as you did with the latest storm, though. I may have shorter snow piles than yours.

MOM-NOS, I know that my guess will likely be way too late - we'll probably be amidst black flies instead of white(ish) snow at that point, hopefully - but I'd like to guess May 28th since no one else is picking it and I feel like I can't possibly leave this date hanging out there like that! Here's to the great melt of '08 either way it goes!!!

Although we still have a small pile of snow in our front yard, some more predicted to arrive tomorrow and Saturday, I also have crocuses that have come up in front of the house and are even getting little buds on them already. So, I'm going to be uber optimistic and pick a date -put me down for April 20th!

0k ok ok ....big time lurker here. I've been reading (and enjoying)for quite a while now. So, having been ever-so-slightly nudged with an opportunity to participate and even possibly win an excuse to slow down and enjoy cofee and music...uhm... I guess I will play too! My best guess, based on absolutely nothing but lucky chance.... is....drum roll .....May 15.

I've been lurking for a while and always mean to post but life seems to get in the way. I'll take June 18th! We still have a large pile and got more today. My parents usually have snow until right before we get out of school for the summer! -Erin Alanna